How to Take Supplements

You want it all: greater performance, greater fat loss, and explosive growth. Supplements are the answer! Read on to discover more.

The best Nerd Fitness email I've ever received started like this: "Just want to let you know, your website is totally and completely useless.  It doesn’t talk about supplements and it discourages use of machines (WHY???)" Then, he asked for my best advice. I couldn't help but chuckle. Thinking back, it was the nicest thing anybody could have said about Nerd Fitness. This poor gentleman wanted to use machines and pump his body full of supplements to receive the fastest results possible without putting in the hard work and dedication required.  He grew discouraged when he saw Nerd Fitness promoted the consumption of real food and the lifting of actual weights rather than quick fixes. Every week we get dozens of emails from people asking about supplements: which ones are bogus, which ones are legit, and if they even need to bother at all. Honestly, there's a reason it took me 5.5 years and nearly 600 articles to finally publish something on supplements: it's a tricky freaking subject! I'm

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Vitamins and minerals are essential to any diet, and research suggests they may help prevent cancer and heart disease, not to mention other health problems.

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No clue what to look for in a pre or post workout supplement? We break down the active ingredients that could help take your fitness to the next level.

While many vitamin and mineral formulas are ineffective, most men can get real benefits from a simple regimen of these key supplements. Here's what to take and how to get the best quality.